Apple is facing significant production issues with the camera sensors and titanium chassis for the iPhone 15 models, which may impact availability, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Additionally, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is experiencing delays in manufacturing, potentially causing problems for early upgraders.
iOS 17, Apple's largest annual software update for iPhone users, includes new features for Messages, FaceTime, and widgets, and is expected to be released in mid-September after beta testing, with support for devices featuring the A12 Bionic chip or newer.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max experiences substantial thermal throttling and overheating during intensive tasks like gaming, potentially indicating insufficient thermal headroom or similarities between the A17 Pro and A16 Bionic chips.
Apple has released the iPhone 15 with a day-one software update, iOS 17.0.2, to fix a bug that can brick the phone during initial setup, but users can also fix the issue by putting the phone into DFU mode and restoring it from a computer.
Complaints about heat issues with the iPhone 15 Pro models are unrelated to the 3-nanometer chip used by TSMC and instead are due to design compromises made by Apple to reduce the weight of the device, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who suggests that software updates may address the issue but could have limited impact on performance.
Apple has acknowledged that some new iPhones may run warmer than expected due to a bug in the iOS 17 software and recent updates to third-party apps, but the issue does not pose a safety risk and will be fixed in an upcoming update.
Apple has acknowledged that the iPhone 15 and 15 Pro can get uncomfortably hot due to background activity, an iOS 17 bug, and third-party apps, but a software update and fixes are coming to address the issue.
Apple has released iOS 17.0.3 to address the overheating issue in the iPhone 15 Pro models and is also working on the iOS 17.1 beta update, while some BMW owners have reported NFC chip issues after charging their iPhone 15 on the vehicle's wireless charging pad, and the original Apple Watch models have been declared obsolete by Apple.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max is experiencing screen burn-in issues, adding to a growing list of problems for Apple.
The iOS 17.1 update resolves screen burn-in issues on iPhone 15 models and other devices, in addition to fixing bugs and introducing new features.
The screen burn-in issue on the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max is a software bug rather than a hardware issue, and it will be fixed with the release of iOS 17.1.
The upcoming iOS 17.1 update for iPhone 15 Pro Max is set to fix screen burn-in issues that some users have been experiencing.
Apple's iOS 17.1 update appears to have resolved the screen burn issue reported by iPhone 15 Pro Max owners, as early reports suggest that the problem has been fixed.
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max have faced controversies such as overheating and case wear, but overall deliver impressive improvements in cameras, charging speeds, battery life, and performance.
